The Say Phoebe 
SAY'S PHOEBE 
Distribution in California. —A common breeding bird of the Lower Sonoran 
and of the arid portions of the Upper Sonoran life zones; occurs broadly as a breeder 
throughout the southeastern desert and semi-desert regions, north to Mono Lake; 
in the southern portion of the San Joaquin valley, and on the inner coastal ranges of 
Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, and San Benito counties, north (at least) 
to Paicines; also, more sharply localized, in the mountains of the San Diegan district; 
the northern portion of the Sacramento valley and the northeast plateau region. 
Winters east and west of the Sierras from Mono Lake and the Sacramento Valley 
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